Five flood prone Local Government Areas in Adamawa State have urged the Federal Government to urgently dredge River Benue to tackle periodic flooding.
The LGAs also appealed to the government to build embankments on the shoreline of Shelleng LG communities who reside on the bank of the River Gongola.
The inhabitants of the LGAs including Lamurde, Numan, Demsa, Shelleng and Guyuk made this call when the House Standing Committee on Water Resources of the House of Assembly visited their communities.
The Assembly's committee headed by, Hon. Bauna Myandassa (Lamurde constituency) visited the communities affected by the recent disaster which left several communities counting their losses.
The committee was mandated by the House of Assembly to undertake tour of the flood affected communities for an on the spot assessment of the damages caused by the disaster.
During the visit, the membership of committee interected with the victims, Chairmen, Vice Chairmen of the LGCs, Councillors, Community Leaders and host of others who briefed the committee on the challenges they encounter annually.
Cross section of the victims who narrated their plight; however, made suggestions and presented photographs and video clips of the worst hit areas to the committee for consideration.
Several political and communities leaders drawn from the affected areas in the 5 LGAs disclosed that the rivers overflowed its banks which caused flooding that wrecked havoc on houses, farmlands among others.
Briefing the committee, the Chairmen of Lamurde, Numan and Demsa, Bulus Daniel, Christopher Sofore and Wenakam W. Fwa, and several councillors of various wards, appealed to the FG to commence dredging the river Benue.
According to them, dredging the river is the only solution to the flooding they experience annually, saying that dredging it will boost economic activities.
They called on the committee and Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, to take it up with the members of the National Assembly from Adamawa state for FG's intervention.
While speaking during the assessment, the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Bauna Myandassa, said that his committee was mandated by the Assembly to visit the affected communities.
The Lawmaker informed them that the resolution followed motions on matter of public importance brought before the Assembly by Members whose constituencies were affected by the natural disaster.
Hon. Bauna, told them that his committee would make recommendations that will proffer a permanent solution on incessant flooding being experienced year in year out.
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